LAS VEGAS — With just a few days before his rematch with
Gennady Golovkin, the Mexican Saul Canelo Alvarez looks like
a starving lion in the South African desert. “Yes, I am
feeling like a hungry predator at a few days before this
rematch with Golovkin,” said Alvarez Wednesday afternoon at
the MGM Grand hotel-casino in Las Vegas. “This time, I will
be a lot of more aggressive than I was in our first fight. I
am determined to attack intensively in each round, and I
really believe that my intensity and my power will have me
win by KO or TKO this time. Golovkin believes he will take
advantage of my intensity, but he is so wrong. I know how
much my fists can do damage when I am attacking furiously. I
am considering this fight like the biggest moment of my pro
boxing career, then, I cannot waste it. I am so impatient to
be in the ring. I really believe that my fans will be
extremely proud of me Saturday evening.”

But Alvarez will never admit that Golovkin won the first
fight. “No, I was deserving the win in September 2017,” said
Alvarez. “I don’t care what Golovkin is thinking. I am
positive I dominated 7 of the 12 rounds in our first match
up. But like I said recently, this time, the result of the
fight won’t be decided by the judges, but by my fists…”

The first match up Golovkin-Alvarez, fought September 16th
2017 also at the T-Mobile Arena, finished by a draw. A judge
scored the bout for Golovkin, another one for Alvarez, and
the third judge scored the fight 114-114.

“Most of the boxing writers around the world picked me as
the winner in the first fight, and believe me, I will be the
big winner in this rematch,” said Golovkin. “Alvarez
promised to his fans to attack intensively in this rematch,
and I hope he will keep his promise. The more Alvarez will
attack, the more he will commit technical mistakes, and the
more I will able to punish him. He said he wants absolutely
to win this rematch by KO, but I can tell you that if this
rematch finishes by a KO or a TKO, I will be on the winning
side.”

Alvarez has a pro record of 49-1-2, Golovkin 38-0-1. Both
won 34 times by KO or TKO.

Abel Sanchez, Golovkin’s trainer, said his fighter is more
than ready for this challenge. “Gennady started the first
fight slowly, but he totally agrees with me, he has to be
intense from the beginning to the end this time,” said
Sanchez. “Gennady has no intention to let Alvarez take the
control of the action in the first two or three rounds.
Trust me, you will see Gennady at his best in few days. And
a Gennady at his best always wins.”

Alvarez’s trainer, Eddy Reynoso, replied: “Canelo had a
fantastic training camp and I am positive he will offer us a
fantastic performance. He was wishing so much to get a
rematch with Golovkin. I am sure he will enter this rematch
with a real passion.”

Erik Gomez, Oscar De La Hoya’s assistant with Golden Boy
Promotions, is impatient to assist to this rematch. “The
atmosphere at the T-Mobile Arena will be magic Saturday
evening,” said Gomez. “We will present this event in front
of 20,000 boxing fans, a sellout. And millions of boxing
fans around the world are gonna watch it on TV. No doubt it
will be special moment in sports.”

This rematch will be televised in 160 countries.

The president of the WBC, Mauricio Sulaiman, is also
enthusiastic to see the live this event. “This rematch
Golovkin-Alvarez is not only the fight of the year, but the
fight of the decade,” said Sulaiman. “I am so enthusiastic
at few days before this fabulous event. I think that the
boxing fans will talk about this rematch for years and
years. And us too.”

Tom Loeffler, Golovkin’s promoter, said: “Gennady worked
extremely hard to be perfectly prepared for this rematch,
and I am sure he will impress the crowd Saturday evening.
Several millions of boxing fans around the world were hoping
to see this rematch… and Gennady has the same desire.”

Bernard Hopkins, a Oscar De La Hoya’s partner with Golden
Boy Promotions, is also excited to see this event. “It will
be a magic moment on the international boxing scene, no
doubt about it,” said Hopkins, a former middleweight and
light heavyweight champion of the world. “Canelo is on fire
at few hours before the moment of the truth, I am positive
we will witness a violent and spectacular bout, but this
time, Canelo will be in the winning’s corner.”

Bob Bennett, from the Nevada Athletic Commission, mentioned
“We are extremely proud to have this great event on our
territory. No doubt in my mind, this rematch will be a
memorable moment in the boxing’s history. All the boxing
fans were so impatient to see the rematch.”

For Golovkin, it will be a 15th bout on HBO. “I want to
thank HBO for their support, and I am sure that millions of
boxing fans on the planet won’t miss this event,” said
Golovkin. I want to offer to the boxing fans a performance
that they will never forgot. For sure, I feel ready to
deliver the best performance of my boxing career.”